
Eckhart Schmidt
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 31, 1938
- Died
- October 24, 2024
- Birthplace
- Sternberg, Germany [now Šternberk, Czech Republic]
Eckhart Schmidt (October 31, 1938 – October 24, 2024) was a German film director, producer, writer and photographer was a German filmmaker and author. Since 1985 he realized his projects in his own production company Raphaela-Film GmbH Munich.
Filmography
- Kriemhild
Kriemhild TBA
Director

Schönheit 2025
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
- Die venezianische Geliebte
Die venezianische Geliebte 2023
Director
- Amore Veneziano
Amore Veneziano 2022
Director
- Der Untergang Venedigs
Der Untergang Venedigs 2022
Director
- Day by Day 7
Day by Day 7 2022
Director
- Il gorno delle Palme
Il gorno delle Palme 2022
Director
- Palermo.Amor.
Palermo.Amor. 2022
Director
- I quattro canti della vita
I quattro canti della vita 2022
Director
- Rifiorire la luna
Rifiorire la luna 2022
Director
- Medusa
Medusa 2022
Director
- Il piacere di toccarsi
Il piacere di toccarsi 2022
Director
- Ghosting
Ghosting 2022
Director
- Imitation of Love
Imitation of Love 2022
Director
- Träume
Träume 2022
Director
- Un pomeriggio a Roma
Un pomeriggio a Roma 2022
Director
- Kisses and all...
Kisses and all... 2022
Director
- Venire a Roma
Venire a Roma 2022
Director
- La Noia - Ach, diese Langeweile
La Noia - Ach, diese Langeweile 2022
Director
- MädchenWelt 2
MädchenWelt 2 2022
Director
- MädchenWelt 1
MädchenWelt 1 2022
Director
- MädchenBlüte
MädchenBlüte 2022
Director

Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s 2021
as Self
- Wie Gott sie schuf
Wie Gott sie schuf 2021
Director, Writer
- La Bella Amazzone
La Bella Amazzone 2021
Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor
- Obsessions
Obsessions 2021
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Circle of Love
Circle of Love 2021
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Roma. Palermo - A new life begins
Roma. Palermo - A new life begins 2021
Director
- Girotondo D'Amore
Girotondo D'Amore 2021
Director
- Il Cuore del Leone
Il Cuore del Leone 2021
Director

Alla Bellezza - To Beauty 2021
Director
- Starcrossed Lovers
Starcrossed Lovers 2021
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Palermo. Gente.
Palermo. Gente. 2021
Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- When in Disgrace... Such is my Love
When in Disgrace... Such is my Love 2021
Director
- Deadly Sins
Deadly Sins 2021
Director
- Venus.Solitude.No Limits.
Venus.Solitude.No Limits. 2021
Director
- The Demon's Kiss
The Demon's Kiss 2021
Director
- Enigma Venezia
Enigma Venezia 2021
Director
- Venezia - Seasons of Love
Venezia - Seasons of Love 2021
Director
- Musa dei sogni
Musa dei sogni 2021
Director
- Ode to Claudia
Ode to Claudia 2021
Director
- Who is Musa Nordica?
Who is Musa Nordica? 2021
Director
- Musa & Maestra
Musa & Maestra 2021
Director
- Die Muse
Die Muse 2021
Director
- Day by Day 6
Day by Day 6 2021
Director
- Day by Day 5
Day by Day 5 2021
Director
- Day by Day 4
Day by Day 4 2021
Director
- Day by Day 3
Day by Day 3 2021
Director
- Mädchen. München
Mädchen. München 2021
Director
- Garten der Engel
Garten der Engel 2021
Director
- La mia bella Romana
La mia bella Romana 2021
Director
- Die schönste Zeit meines Lebens
Die schönste Zeit meines Lebens 2021
Director
- Update Amore
Update Amore 2021
Director
- Day by Day 2 - A Digital Diary
Day by Day 2 - A Digital Diary 2021
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Editor
- Day by Day - A Digital Diary
Day by Day - A Digital Diary 2021
Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
- Where is Italo Tedesco?
Where is Italo Tedesco? 2021
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
- Finissage
Finissage 2021
Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
- To Be
To Be 2021
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
- Ragazze dei fiori
Ragazze dei fiori 2021
Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
- Angelo
Angelo 2021
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Editor
- Venezia. Lido.
Venezia. Lido. 2021
Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- TreCamerone 3
TreCamerone 3 2021
Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
- TreCamerone 2
TreCamerone 2 2021
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
- TreCamerone
TreCamerone 2021
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- Dance, Salome!
Dance, Salome! 2021
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

Hallo, Leute! 2020
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

Generation Z - Da war ein Himmel 2020
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- Trittico Della Morte
Trittico Della Morte 2020
Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- Generation Z - Die Mädchen, die Träume und der Tod
Generation Z - Die Mädchen, die Träume und der Tod 2020
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
- Paradise Noir
Paradise Noir 2020
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
- Teatro del Sole
Teatro del Sole 2020
Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
- Noir After Noon
Noir After Noon 2020
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Solitudine Poeta
Solitudine Poeta 2020
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- Solitudine Donna
Solitudine Donna 2020
Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Love's Places - Plätze der Liebe 2019
Director, Writer
- A Little Piece of Horror
A Little Piece of Horror 2019
Director

Freiheit 2019
Director
- The Beast and the Beauty
The Beast and the Beauty 2019
Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
- First Kiss and all...
First Kiss and all... 2019
Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
- Erster Kuss und so...
Erster Kuss und so... 2019
Director

Venus. The Dream. 2019
Director

Venere. Origine del Mondo 2019
Director

Venus. The Touch 2019
Director

Venus. Waiting after the Fall 2019
Director

Venere. La Vista 2019
Director

The Girl and the Octopus 2018
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

What Dreams May Come 2018
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Abbundanza 2018
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography

Colour of Love 2018
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
- Mythologia 2
Mythologia 2 2018
Director

Mythologia 2018
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
- Ritter, Tod und Teufel - und das Mädchen
Ritter, Tod und Teufel - und das Mädchen 2018
Director

Colore D'Amore 2018
Director of Photography, Director, Writer

Arrivederci Roma 2018
Director
- Pomeriggio a Roma
Pomeriggio a Roma 2018
Director

Ludwig I. - Italienische Elegie 2018
Director

La Terza Faccia 2018
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor

La Musa 2018
Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
- Solitudine
Solitudine 2018
Editor, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer

Solitudine 2 2018
Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer

Piazza D'Amore 2018
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

Venus. Homestory. 2018
Director

Venus. California. 2018
Director

Venus. Motel L.A. 2018
Director

Venus Rome. The Long Goodbye. 2018
Director

Venus. The Long Goodbye. 2018
Director

Venus. Rising. 2018
Director

Solitudine Extras 2018
Director, Cinematography

Eckhart Schmidt Interview 2 2018
Actor

Eckhart Schmidt Interview 1 2018
Actor

It's Me! 2017
Director, Writer

Angel's Flight 2017
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor

Loving Valeria 2017
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor

Princess: Voices from Hell 2017
Director, Writer

Amor sacro, Amor profano 2017
Director, Writer

Stella reloaded 2017
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor

Stella 2017
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor

My Most Beautiful Summer 2017
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
- Artur Brauner erzählt...
Artur Brauner erzählt... 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films 2017
Actor

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Los Angeles narrates 2017
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour 2017
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Juliet vs. Romeo 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Made in Hollywood: The World of William Wellman 2017
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Seine Sekretärin Frances Kroll Ring erzählt 2017
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- Harold Nebenzal erzählt...
Harold Nebenzal erzählt... 2017
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher 2017
Writer, Director
- Sonja Ziemann erzählt...
Sonja Ziemann erzählt... 2017
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- Karin Michalke: Beste Zeit auf der Alm
Karin Michalke: Beste Zeit auf der Alm 2017
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
- Peter Kraus erzählt...
Peter Kraus erzählt... 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Robert Sigl erzählt...
Robert Sigl erzählt... 2017
Producer, Editor, Writer, Director

Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Eckhart Schmidt erzählt... 2017
as Self, Writer, Editor, Producer

Love and Death in the Afternoon 2016
Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director, Writer

Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films 2016
as Himself

Willi Johanns and Friends 2016
Director

Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen 2016
Editor, Writer, Director
- Helmut Dietl erzählt...
Helmut Dietl erzählt... 2015
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth 2014
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Made In Hollywood: The World Of Tippi Hedren 2014
Director
- Hollywood Rebellen
Hollywood Rebellen 2013
Director

All About Girls 2013
Director

Confessions of a Girl in Love 2013
Director
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten 2013
Director, Writer

Fotovision 2 2013
Director

Motel Girls: Stripped - Naked - Nude 2012
Director

Motel Girls 2012
Director
- The Last Graffiti Show
The Last Graffiti Show 2012
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Joachim Fuchsberger erzählt... 2012
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Graffiti L.A. 2012
Director

Auto-Erotismus 2012
Writer, Director

Hollywood Fling - Diary of a Serial Killer 2011
Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
- Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame 2011
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Fotovision: Photographie, Poesie, Musik 2011
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
- Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Scandals 2011
Director, Writer
- Bernd Eichinger erzählt...
Bernd Eichinger erzählt... 2011
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer

Animals United 2010
Associate Producer
- Tony Curtis erzählt...
Tony Curtis erzählt... 2010
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
- Percy Adlon erzählt...
Percy Adlon erzählt... 2010
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Mythos Metropolis 2010
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos 2010
Producer, Editor, Writer, Director

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved 2010
Editor, Producer, Director

Gabrielle Schnaut 2010
Director

Vergine 2010
Director

RomaAmor 2010
Director

Lina Wertmüller 2010
Director

Venus 2010
Director

Elke Sommer erzählt... 2010
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
- Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'
Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern' 2009
Director, Writer, Producer
- Verbotene Musik
Verbotene Musik 2009
Writer, Director, Producer
- Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen
Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen 2009
Director, Producer, Editor

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood 2009
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Margot Hielscher erzählt... 2009
Director, Editor, Producer

Ruth Leuwerik erzählt... 2009
Director, Producer, Writer

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood 2009
Director
- Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion 2009
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster 2008
Editor, Writer, Director
- Acting for Douglas Sirk
Acting for Douglas Sirk 2008
Director
- Glamour vs. Paparazzi
Glamour vs. Paparazzi 2008
Editor, Director

Bernd & Katja Eichinger 2008
Director
- Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch
Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch 2007
Director, Writer, Editor
- Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen 2007
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
- Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte 2007
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu
Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu 2006
Producer, Editor, Director
- Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten 2006
Director, Writer, Producer
- Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger 2006
Director
- Mythos Mozart - Musik für die Welt
Mythos Mozart - Musik für die Welt 2006
Producer, Director, Editor
- Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles 2006
Producer, Director, Editor

Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' 2005
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
- Sena Jurinac - Jedes Ding hat seine Zeit
Sena Jurinac - Jedes Ding hat seine Zeit 2005
Director
- Die Meistersinger von München
Die Meistersinger von München 2005
Director
- Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals 2005
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz 2004
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer

Jesurums Venedig 2004
Director

Illusion 2004
Director, Writer
- Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der Maximilianstraße
Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der Maximilianstraße 2004
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden 2004
Director

Sunset Motel 2003
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
- Motel California
Motel California 2003
Director, Producer, Editor
- Hubert Selby Jr. - Last Exit to L.A.
Hubert Selby Jr. - Last Exit to L.A. 2003
Producer, Director, Editor

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others 2003
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Die Welt des Claude Chabrol - Eine Nahaufnahme zum 50. Film 2003
as Self (Interviewer), Director, Producer, Editor
- Wolfgang Sawallisch - Ein Leben für die Musik
Wolfgang Sawallisch - Ein Leben für die Musik 2002
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Die Mafia-Prinzessin - Susan Bermans Las Vegas Testament 2002
Director, Writer
- Inge Borkh - Es singt aus mir
Inge Borkh - Es singt aus mir 2002
Director
- Francesco Rosi - Momente der Wahrheit
Francesco Rosi - Momente der Wahrheit 2002
Director, Writer, Producer
- Young Hollywood - Die Traumfabrik erfindet sich neu
Young Hollywood - Die Traumfabrik erfindet sich neu 2002
Director, Writer

24/7 - Sunset Boulevard 2001
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
- California Classic
California Classic 2001
Director
- Besuch bei Rod Steiger
Besuch bei Rod Steiger 2001
Director, Producer, Editor
- Besuch bei Ray Bradbury
Besuch bei Ray Bradbury 2001
Producer, Director, Editor
- Besuch bei James Ellroy
Besuch bei James Ellroy 2001
Producer, Director, Editor, Writer

Girls - Mädchen - Ragazze 2000
Director, Writer
- Visiting Budd Boetticher
Visiting Budd Boetticher 2000
Director
- Vom Überleben - Die Geschichte der Mania Hartmayer-Breuer
Vom Überleben - Die Geschichte der Mania Hartmayer-Breuer 2000
Director, Writer
- Kurt Moll - Ein Mann, ein Bass
Kurt Moll - Ein Mann, ein Bass 2000
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Besuch bei Tippi Hedren
Besuch bei Tippi Hedren 2000
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
- Besuch bei Don Murray
Besuch bei Don Murray 2000
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
- Las Vegas - Die erste Stadt des 21. Jahrhunderts
Las Vegas - Die erste Stadt des 21. Jahrhunderts 2000
Director
- Hollywood Boulevard - Die Hauptstraße der Traumfabrik
Hollywood Boulevard - Die Hauptstraße der Traumfabrik 2000
Director, Producer, Editor
- Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma 2000
Director, Producer, Editor
- Walter Haupt - Der Film
Walter Haupt - Der Film 1999
Writer, Director
- View and Vision: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman
View and Vision: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman 1999
Director, Writer
- Gottfried Pilz - Vision und Faszination
Gottfried Pilz - Vision und Faszination 1999
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Internet Love 1998
Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Director, Post Production Supervisor
- Karl Haas - Abenteuer Musik
Karl Haas - Abenteuer Musik 1998
Director, Writer

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs 1998
Music, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood 1997
Director, Music, Writer, Producer, Editor

Hollywood Dreamers 1997
Music, Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
- Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika 1997
Director, Editor, Writer
- Freiheit in Hollywood
Freiheit in Hollywood 1997
Director, Producer, Editor

Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart 1997
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
- Der Klassik-Kaiser
Der Klassik-Kaiser 1997
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Broken Hearts 1996
Writer, Editor, Director
- Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung 1996
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- Küsse, Bisse
Küsse, Bisse 1996
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- Kundry
Kundry 1996
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Schumann-Hampson-Sawallisch
Schumann-Hampson-Sawallisch 1995
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Zwischenmusik 1995
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor
- Christa Ludwig - Der Abschied
Christa Ludwig - Der Abschied 1995
Director, Writer
- Epstein in Hollywood - Julius J. Epstein Talks
Epstein in Hollywood - Julius J. Epstein Talks 1994
Director, Editor

Der Prinz von Homburg 1994
Director, Editor, Producer
- Der Garderobier - Karlheinz Stempel erzählt
Der Garderobier - Karlheinz Stempel erzählt 1993
Director

The Sandman 1993
Director, Writer, Music, Editor
- Sawallisch
Sawallisch 1993
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Undine 1992
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
- The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman 1992
Director, Co-Producer
- Nachtblau
Nachtblau 1991
Director

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers 1991
Director, Writer, Producer

Wie treu ist Nik? 1986
Director, Writer, Co-Producer, Editor

Monster im Kinderzimmer 1986
Sound Editor

Das Wunder 1985
Director, Writer, Editor

Die Küken kommen 1985
Director, Screenplay, Editor

Alpha City 1985
Director

Loft 1985
Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer

The Story 1984
Actor, Writer, Editor, Director

The Gold of Love 1983
Director, Writer
- Neue Welle '82 - Rabiate Langeweile
Neue Welle '82 - Rabiate Langeweile 1982
Director, Writer

The Fan 1982
Editor, Director, Writer

Neon City 1982
Writer
- Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars 1980
as Self - Interviewer, Director, Writer
- Birdie
Birdie 1971
Writer

Men are Made for Loving 1970
Director, Writer, Producer

Erotik auf der Schulbank 1968
Director

Jet Generation 1968
Director, Writer
- Cineasten in Schwabing
Cineasten in Schwabing 1967
Director

Girls, Girls 1967
as Factory worker, Screenplay

The Letter 1966
Actor
- Die Flucht
Die Flucht 1965
Director

Frühstück in Rom 1965
Actor
- Nachmittags
Nachmittags 1964
Director
Credits from TMDB.